Fluid-mixer for gasolene-engines.



S. LA MONT. FLUID MIXER FOR GASOLENE ENGINES. APFLIGATIO'N FILED P11325, 1911,

Patented June 18, 1912.

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SAMEL LA MONT, Y]? TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO LA MONT POWER PRO- DU CER AND ECO1\l'OIlVIIZII\TG DEVICE COMPANY, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, A COR- PORATION 0F DELAWARE.

FLUID-MIXER FOR GASOLENE-EN GINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 18, 1912 Application filed February 25,l 1911. Serial No. 610,796.

Gasolene-Engines, of which lthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to a iuid mixer and more particularly to the class of compound luidmixing attachments for internal combustion, gasolene or 'other engines, motors or the like. v

The primary object vof the invention is the provision of an attachment of this char'- acter in which gaseous Huid will be'thoroughlylmixed. with air thus minimizing the consumption of fuell by the engine when active yet attaining therefrom a maximum` pipel connection fory connectingl the same with an internal combustion engine showing vthe attachment interposed between the pipe energy when running at eitherhigh or lowl speed. 4

Another object of' the invention is. the

provision of a device. of this character in:

which air may be-thoroughly mixed with a gaseous fluid prior to its admission into the engine so that in this manner the latter will consume .a minimum quantity of fuel in the working thereof wit-hout the loss of the requisite driving energy' thus enabling the different speeds to be attained with theleast possible amount of fuel supply.

A still further object of the invention is t-he provision of'an attachment of this character which is simple in constructiomcapablc of'being'inountcd between a manifold of an engine and a carburetor of ordinary'wellknown .construction vso. that gaseous Huid from the'said carbureter may become mixed orl commingledl with a"'supply of ai-r for the preparing ofthe Huid as a gaseouscha'rge for fuel to be utilized'by the said eng1ne thus lminimizing the quantity ofv fuel lequired for the lrunning of the engine either inlow or high speed and that will be thoroughly reliable and eiiicient lin operation and inexpensive 1n manufacture.

' vSubstantially the same sub]ect matter as 'that disclosed in the present application also included in my co-pendi-ng application upon. iiuid: mi'xers for explosion-engines, Se-

rial No. 661,188, filed Novemb'er'lSth, 1911,

s .which application claims the portion ofthe apparatus which relates to the mechanism for admltting auxiliary air to the explosive mixture.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this speciiication is illustrated the preferred formof embodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled in the art to carry'the invention into practice,

while the novelty yof the invention will be pointed out in the claims. succeeding the description. However, 1t 1s to be understood that changes,var1'at1ons and modifications may be made in the specification as comesproperly within the scope of the appended claims, without departing, from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. j l

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation .of a carburetor and connection'and the carbureter constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the attachment.

Similar reference characters indicate c'orresponding parts 'throughout the several viewsxin the drawings.- Referring to the drawings by numerals,

form and to which is ordinarilyconnected a manifold pipe or tube 8 shown in dotted lines, such as is commonly employed with internal combustion engines. However, in thisuinstalnce interposed between the manifoldpipe or tube f8 and the outlet elbow 7 of the carbureter 5 is a iuidjmixing attachment.. will be hereinafter more fully described.

The fluid mixing attachmentcomprises a' tubiform-l section or body 9 having formed at opposite er'idsabt'ltmentianges 10- one .of the same'being boltedor otherwise secured to the elbow 7 mounted upon the carbureter. 'vwhile the other flange 10 bolted or otherwise secured to the' manifold tube or pipe 8 thusin this' manner the tub'iform body 5 is interposedv betweenthe said car- -5 I bureter 5 and vthe manifold pipeor tube AvS 1 connecting. with the 'cylinder or cylindersof an internal combustion'engine (not shown);

the end of: the tubiform body-ier section 9 contiguous to the maniold pipe. ortube 8 .1 comprising an 'outer substantially spherical shaped coarse foraminous or wire mesh 'shell 11 and an inner spherical shaped' fine foraminous or wire mesh shell 12y the Alatter being' of les'svsize than the. outer shell 11 and disposed' therein. -s'o as to afford communiev E eating mixing spaces 13 and v14 respectively,'

' the shells 11 and ,.12 being'adspted to -mix j-gaseousfiuid or gaseous. currents passing'4 through 'the 'elbow '7 from the carbureter.v 5

- tothe manifold'pipe ortube-S 'and also cans- -ing'th' said fluid. 'or lourre'l'it tof-bef thoroughl' broken up orjnelysubdivided' as it sperc'o ates through the's'hells' 11 and 12 for 'ai purpose as will be hereinafter more 'fully described.

Formed nrtheitubiforni body 'or section-i9 i -contiguousto'it'svend'attached to the elbow 11.7 is an inlety spout or lip' 15 `the samebeing.A

formed"withy a mouthiiange 1 6 'upon which l 'a closurelid'or'yalve 17 the same' loe-A f n'gconnected at Aits near edge 'toA the lip' 15v by'mans'of hinge. i@ .whefbythe' Seid "E1-Tijd er valve 17. may" be' Opened. fthlus'pefmit' 1.-i iuid-'fiowing' therein.vv r Spanning' the inneren diofthe inlet- .spoutor lip'15 1s 'a'v or'aminous"disk or vplate v1 9 preferably, constructed from fine'wire'mesh and serves as a'strainer "iorilter fon 'the' air "entering the f tubiform #body or section"9,.the plate' or-disk 1 9f being "snitably's'ecuredinteriorly offtheflatter.

' jsection-Q directly-overthe'. lid or lvalve 17 "is'fa coiled spring '2 0'one endof which being. lidoi' -valve 17 `orl vnormally rests the'fli'djjorfyalife '1 7. thereby. -orming a-'iuid tight joint'fbetween the latter'and the said'spot orglip-when the said .55 -valy'e or lid 17 ,is-iii olosedfposition. This' f lid *.or valve. 17. atits edge carries a.

feitfstrip 2 2'adapted- 'to foi-nl .aiuid tight junture between' it and the vspout or l1p-15. at' the hingedv joint of. tlie' ..same.v l 56o Y Fixed upon the tubiformv body or' section 9I s `'an inverted' Ushaped' 'bracket .23 on which' is pivotal-ly mounteda 'swinging bell 'crank' lever 24' one end of which has loosely connected thereto. va `(lull link 25 thesame being loosely connected t a'narm'l 2G fixed is suitably mounted a homogenizing element the ingress' of air through the spout'. 'p15' intothe 'tubiform bod'y' or section '9 1 @Fixed xfeririy 'Ojf' 'the tabiferm mayy or'.

that any liqui to the lid or l'Valve so that'upon the' rocking 'of the vbellcrank lever 2e 1n 'one direc# tion the' lid or valve 1 7' may'be swung to,

open' position for permittingythe entrance of pureair into-the lied-y orsection 9 while 'on swinging thef'l'ever .24 in opposite direction the lidf or' valve'17will be swung to "closing position 'thereby excluding Y. the ad- -misslon .of air into the saidfbody Olsection 9 of the attachment. l

" Adjustably commessiV with. the; throttle rodcon'nectioni 6 isone end of an actuating rod 27 the same being also vconn'ected'to the other end of the bell cran'klever v211 so'that 'when th'e'throttle rod I6 manipulated when controlling the carbu-feterl -the bell crank lever 24; 'will'v be simultaneously manipulated .for'either .the openingfor' closing ofthe lid 'or Valye 1 7 controlling theinlet spoutl orl li'p 15 whereby. the requisite-.amount olfA air 'may be admitted to thegtubiform bodyorf section 9"-forfits mixture in van equal-'portion 'With-the gaseous Huid or curentp'assin'g jfrom-"the carbureter '5 to v,the manifold 8 leading to. vthe 'internalcombustion. engine ifor' the charging of theflatter,

The r mixing 'attachment vwhen p osit'ioned as' s hownfis' located inthe' path of the in'- coming. gaseousfiuidor mixture. from the.

'carburetor 5to the internal combustion en- 'gine "and upon ,theoplening of the-"lid o r.

valye'17 Acontrolling't e'inletspout or lip 1 5. the properyamountof air will entei` the"` tubiformbody or section 9 ofthe" said at.- tachment whence such air will, be 'thorou hly commingledlo'r mixed kwith the gaseous .I uid byfpercolating'through the' wire mesh 'shells .11. and 12 prior tothe delivery ofthe gase# ous fluid' to lthe.internal combustion engine.

By the 'mixinginfthis manner of airwith.v

the gaseous. iiu'id"rom .thecarbureter S5 a fuel'chargezwill be prepared'for such en'- gine that possesses a'minimized amountv of 'gaseous fluid. thus-the' 'consumption -oga'so-- lene by the engine will 'be i-'educedHto-v-aminimumljwithout depreciating'zthe motive 'energyasthemaximu'm power will; be. zittained when theengine is running at low'or high speed? In other wordsthey engine will utilize 'a minimum amount of fuel 'when running without aiiectin'g'its' 'driving power as ,the maximum power be .attained with ,the utilization offth'e `smaller.amount' oi fuel.y f

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or section 9 thus a thorough mixing ofthe hydrocarbon liquidi and-'the air .will take laop lac prior vto its adm s'sion to the manifold for consulnptionby the internal combustion engine. In tlns manner agreat savlng of -be simultaneously operated for regulating proportionately the intake of air into the tubiforni body or section for theinixing of the said air With the gaseous current or fluid supply from the carbureter to the cylinder of the internal combustion engine.

. The invention is not to be understoodas being limited to the details herein shown and it may be used in connection with a single carbureter or a plurality thereof and also in connection with gas engines or motors as Well as with raporized fuel motors.

l. In a device of the character described, an inlet pipe leading frein a carlnueter, and a. l1o11i igenizi11g device `cniprising a series of nested heinispherical foraminous shells having'their convex sides directed toward said inlet. n

2. In a device of the character described, I

.an inlet pipe leading from :1 carbureter, and

a hoinogenizing device comprising a series of nested hennspherical Wire gauze shell having their convex sides directed toWarc said inlet. n

In testimony whereof I aiiiX iny signature' in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL LA MONT.

n Witnesses:

F. O. PARDEE, n BENNETT S. JONES. 

